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A decade ago [prior to 1999], the Heppner Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) was founded to guide job
maintenance and expansion in the community. In September of 1990, a Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis was completed. One of its recommendations was that HEDC
develop a strategic plan to plot the course to Heppner's future. Representatives from across the community
were invited to form a Community Response Team which then went on to develop the original strategic plan
entitled Vision 2000 Goals and Strategies.
Upon completion of the Heppner Strategic Plan, the community response team renamed themselves
"Heppner Coordinating Council" or HCC for short. Members represent a variety of economic and social
community groups and interested individuals that share a common mission of building the economic health,
unity, and progress of the Heppner area. One of the main duties of HCC is to regularly update the strategic
plan and revise it as needed. Enough changes have occurred within the community and the region that a
revision is now appropriate. [From the Plan]

This study was prepared as part of a Transportation Growth Management Grant and is formatted to
provide the necessary elements for the City of Heppner to assemble its Comprehensive Plan. In addition,
this document provides Morrow County and ODOT with recommendations for incorporation with their
respective planning efforts.
State of Oregon guidelines stipulate that the TSP must be based on the current comprehensive plan land
use map and must provide a transportation system that accommodates the expected 20-year growth in
population and employment that will result from implementation of the land use plan. Oregon Revised
Statute 197.7 12 and the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) administrative rule
known as the Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) require that all jurisdictions develop the following: a road plan for a network of arterial and collector streets; a public transit plan; a bicycle and pedestrian plan;
an air, rail, water, and pipeline plan;
a transportation finance plan; and policies and ordinances for implementing the transportation system plan. [From the Plan]

Description:

136 pp. Includes maps and figures. Published June 1999; most recent update June 2003. Received from ODOT January 2, 2007.